Kaitlin Newman
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Staff Photojournalist @baltimorebanner / Baltimore native 🌱
Baltimore City, Maryland
Joined April 2009
My boyfriend’s bike was stolen out of our backyard today. It was meticulously locked up around our fence, so you might ask me “Kaitlin, if it was so meticulously locked up on the fence they how did they steal it?”. That is because they also stole the fence.
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George Treas III put flowers from his garden up for a memorial. "I would've been coming over that bridge that time of day because I would be taking a lady home from work from the bar and it just so happens that she don't work this week.”
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed a few hours ago after being struck by a ship, and rescue teams were searching for multiple people believed to have fallen into the Patapsco River, a Baltimore Fire department spokesman confirmed.
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When they say Baltimore is a lawless land, this is what they mean.
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The Turner Station community in Dundalk, right near where the FSK Bridge once stood less than twenty-four hours ago, participated in a vigil at Mount Olive Baptist Church where people of all denominations were welcome.
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If you watched the video of the Key Bridge, you saw one vehicle make it over mere seconds before the collapse. Through an incredible feat of detective work and reporting, @BaltimoreBanner own @JessMGallagher found the driver who saw the end of an era through his rear view mirror.
.@abbyzimmardi and I spoke with one of the last drivers to cross the Key Bridge. Here is the story -->
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The @NatlAquarium knows how to send good vibes to the @Ravens before the AFC Championship this upcoming Sunday. 🐠
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In 1938, the crab pickers of Crisfield - nearly all of them Black women - went on strike for better wages. The response was brutal - cars were burned, homes were invaded - but five weeks later, they went back to work with their wages restored and their union recognized. The state
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Vice President Kamala Harris gives an emotional hug to President Joe Biden after introducing him to the crowd in Prince George’s County, MD. It was their first joint appearance since Biden ended his presidential re-election campaign and endorsed Harris. Read more in
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Views from the top of the Ferris Wheel at the Maryland State Fair 🎡
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@vissersixxx She needs to follow her gut instinct about danger and leave - it’s especially stronger now that she’s pregnant and responsible for another life. Terrifying.
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I’m proud of the @BaltimoreBanner newsroom today and especially my tiny photo team who provided visuals for all the stories. This catastrophic of an event isn’t easy to cover & it was done quickly and correctly. I grew up in this city, that bridge was a landmark in my life. ♥️.
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I love a foggy day in Baltimore. I met Jack, a visiting researcher from Virginia, at the pier in Canton Waterfront Park. He was admiring the fog and the view.
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Y’all should be terrified at how fast the misinformation spread about that female boxer. Thousands of people played right into it and shared it like they were the authority expert on boxing and the Olympics. It is an election year. Information is so important. I’m begging yall.
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Breaking : The large part of the collapsed Key Bridge was detonated today at 5pm. Officials used controlled explosives to remove parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sitting atop of the Dali cargo ship Monday. As the explosives went off, a big boom could be heard through
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Katie is approaching the Key Bridge and the city skyline. Water temperature is 82 degrees. We are at mile 14.2 and seven and a half hours into the swim.
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@lrhesq My neighbor saw it. He gave us a description of the man…. but didn’t call the cops. 💀. - middle aged white male.- cut across his forehead.
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I found out during a press conference with community organizers from Comite Latino de Baltimore and CAPSI that just shy of $100,000 was raised in only a FEW HOURS today for the six families who were impacted by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
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Sure, Baltimore has plenty of issues. But amplifying the crime while purposefully destroying the department that covered the amazing culture it has like art, music and food is a crime in itself. Shame on the Sun for this decision.
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Covering insane breaking news in the community I grew up in, that my loved ones grew up in, is a different type of exhaustion. The men in my family were all ironworkers, my dad was Local 16. The type of work that ppl do on those bridges and roadways is not for the faint of heart.
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Officers are also outnumbered at all sporting games I don’t see a news story about that. Is there supposed to be an officer for every person? 🙄.
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Many of the smaller kids sledding here at Patterson Park today have never experienced snow like this that they can remember. When asked how she felt about it, seven-year-old Sloane Morris said, “It’s awesome!”
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If y’all want to cry about my tweet critiquing the Fox News “Fells Point in crisis” story, maybe ask why there aren’t news cameras set up on corners in Federal Hill on a summer night. I said what I said. Also, adding in, violent things often happen in cities. I’m not saying.
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Black owed businesses leave signs #FreddieGray #baltimoreprotests #BaltimoreRiots
http://t.co/AHLCSya7kQ.
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Shouting out my photo team at the @BaltimoreBanner again for their tireless work in providing important and moving visuals of the bridge collapse story. There are only four of us out in the field. They’ve worked 15+ hour days the past few days. Proud of you!
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Baltimore : the place where people will double park next to an empty parking space.
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@LeslieStreeter Ok the funniest part about this is that there’s no thumbnail on your QT so imagine my face when I clicked and saw who it was.
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@ThousandAbove This is horrifying and I am sorry that happened to you, but a clean area, clean needles and a sanitary space are NOT optional. For anyone reading this, please do NOT gaslight yourself into not questioning these steps. If it feels wrong it is wrong.
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Past the barbed wire, tall fences, and heavy security doors, something special was happening inside of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women in Jessup. For the first time in history, Goucher College held its first college graduation inside the walls of the penitentiary
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A new art installation piece by Roberto Marquez, the same man who created the memorial mural for the six men killed in the Key Bridge collapse, is somber and powerful. A red truck, similar to the one the men were in when the bridge collapsed, is depicted with red paint and
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People’s Power Assembly takes the streets of Baltimore during a march for Palestine.
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🚨 ATTN JOURNALISTS : Yesterday I posted a photo of Harris and Biden at a presser in Maryland. It’s a very real photo and that can be easily verified and proven to be real. No AI was used on the image. A friend of mine texted me a screenshot showing that Facebook had added an AI
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A vigil was held tonight for 8yo Dylan King who was found upstairs in his home with a gunshot wound to the head by police last Friday. His parents told @BaltimoreBanner he loved sports, video games and was very, very loved. "He was special," his father Roland King said.
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Whenever something makes national news here in Baltimore, I brace myself for all of the out of town journalists. Ethics matters. Using the death of someone who stood up for this city as a way to further stereotype it is unethical. You are doing HARM.
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We are about a mile away from Fort McHenry. Katie got a surprise from @_UrbanPirates who brought her family and friends out to greet her. “I’m gonna get your booty!” Someone yelled to her.“Do you have any rum?” Katie asked them . Home stretch!
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PSA here : if you’re protesting and don’t want your identity to be shown it is YOUR responsibility to conceal it, not mine nor my other media colleagues. Your own devices, live streams, and social media posts give more information on you than my camera ever could.
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To the student who assumed I was also a student and warned me to not park in a faculty spot because I could get ticketed : may your pillow always be cold, your avocados never brown, and every day a good hair day.
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SOCLOSE - get ready everyone! Amphitheater at the Inner Harbor. Katie is making her way downtown, swimmin fast, kayaks pass and she’s homebound . 🏊🏼♀️☀️
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Since X doesn’t let me type a lot of characters, I made a video talking about why the Key Bridge collapse hits so close to home for me and why subscribing to local news during times like these is so, so, so important. Thanks for supporting me and my @BaltimoreBanner colleagues
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I just met @PostMalone. I asked him what he thought of Baltimore and he said he liked it. Then I asked what specifically. And he said “the people.”. And yes, he does smell very good. I made it a point to sniff him to report back to y’all.
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A vigil was held for Pava LaPere tonight. Her father, who lives in AZ, spoke of how she would send Baltimore sunrise photos to him everyday. Her friends spoke of how excited for life she was. Her employees spoke of how she hired and prioritized women & POC to work in her startup.
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Wishing all my news buddies covering the snow today warm wishes 🥶🫣
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Current lines in East Baltimore at William Paca Elementary. About a half hour to an hour wait.
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Hi all. This is my personal Twitter. I share what I share because I want to. I’ve been on this boat following Katie since 2:30am. I’ll block people who leave negative comments on my posts here. I don’t have the patience or energy to deal with that. Let’s keep it positive and.
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Alright y’all we can see the city skyline on the horizon. Hazy but it’s there. A paddler and a kayaker came out to support Katie. “I’ve been following her for awhile. I woke up at five and I was like ok where is she?!” said kayaker Susanne Vanzijl. We are ten miles in!
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Happy birthday to me, I got a promotion and now I’m the Assistant Visuals Editor at @BaltimoreBanner 🎈. I’ll still be photographing and out and about like always, nowI ’m just doing more things when it comes to managing and crafting our visuals and visual team. 📸.
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A vigil was held tonight in Baltimore to honor the slain journalists who have been covering Gaza. As of today, at least 68 of our fellow media colleagues have been killed.
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This is a disgusting headline, even for y’all. Shame on you. Attacks on members of the press are frequent and this is what you chose to say? Don’t forget - you are also members of the press.
Philadelphia journalist and activist Josh Kruger, who frequently downplayed crime concerns in the city, died after being shot in his home Monday.
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A project agreement was signed by the State of MD and Amtrak - a $450 million commitment from the state’s transportation agency for the tunnel replacement project for Frederick Douglass Tunnel. @POTUS , @iamwesmoore , and @SecretaryPete spoke today in Baltimore on the project.
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Currently, Johns Hopkins students are participating in a “die-in” on the steps of Gilman Hall on campus as apart of their almost two week long protest.
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Baltimore has such lovely residential architecture. I feel like a lot of people don’t know that unless you live here. It’s some of my favorite that I’ve seen! . This area is Midtown.
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Get a closer look at what’s left of the Key Bridge, wrapped around the container ship Dali.
Up close views of the Dali which is still encased in steel from the collapse of the Key Bridge. I will have more to show you later today in @BaltimoreBanner
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A vigil is currently taking place for Pava LaPere at the Washington Monument in Mount Vernon.
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Taylor Swift took time out of her busy schedule to swing by the @BaltimoreBanner newsroom to see all the great work we are doing.
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I was really disheartened to see how unprofessionally the Cox team treated the media tonight after inviting us to be there. We showed up and made sure our reporting was balanced despite it being made near impossible. I’m very proud of my team tonight.
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@literElly Depending on the state you were in, there are recording laws that make it illegal if one party was not aware.
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Thanks to everyone, from myself and my red sunglasses, for following along today! I enjoyed providing updates, photos and video to you from the water. Social media can be such a fun tool when all the noise is silenced. ☺️☀️
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Pitting news outlets against each other who are all doing their absolute best to bring you the news isn’t the solution. I’m really over it. A city is best informed when there are multiple outlets. Let’s support our talented passionate colleagues at the 🌞 during this hard time.
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A roller coaster of emotions today. The world continues to turn. People attended Opening Day at OPACY and cheered for the Baltimore Orioles. A moment of silence was taken for the victims of the Key Bridge collision.
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NEWS 🚨: After a lot of discussion, portfolio reviews and talks with very talented people, The Baltimore Banner has filled a role for visuals and hired a fourth staff photojournalist. Jerry Jackson, formerly of The Baltimore Sun, will be joining our team next week. We are.
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Sheesh! I went out to get some dinner supplies and I didn’t know it was this wild outside. 🥶 Please don’t drive, the roads are AWFUL. These are in Upper Fells.
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Good morning! I had a few Q’s on the Banner’s coverage of Katie’s swim yesterday. - I was on one of her boats. I had cell phone service and my laptop with me, so I was able to send content and post to here fairly easily. - My friend, colleague, and social media guru.
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It’s been a long week for us working in the news industry. The last time I remember covering news on this level in Baltimore was almost 10yrs ago. I know it feels longer than a week for those who lost loved ones. Your life, my life, could change in one moment. Make them all count
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I’ve been on the boat since about 3am and I’m tired and Katie isn’t yet 😵💫 She’s been swimming for a few hours. She will be arriving in the harbor between 2pm-6pm, I’ll update as we get closer.
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A look at the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the water. Follow @BaltimoreBanner for more updates.
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Baltimore, if someone is stopped at a crosswalk it means don’t try to go around them. Someone is probably using the crosswalk to…. cross the street.
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Vice President Kamala Harris stopped at Baltimore’s Coppin State University Friday to announce $20 billion in federal funding to help finance clean energy projects in disadvantaged communities across the nation. Read more by @pwoodreporter in @baltimorebanner
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Buckle up. This is hands down incredible and amazing journalism work by @JessMGallagher @AlissaZhu and @FurrierTranform on the opioid epidemic here in Baltimore. Done in collaboration with the @nytimes, the @BaltimoreBanner just published several stories that took over a year
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The @BaltimoreBanner took home ✨FIFTEEN BEST IN SHOW✨ awards at @MDDCPress as well as News Organization of the year.
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Hi all, we are out on the Reynolds debris removal vessel with crew circling around the Dali and collapsed Key Bridge.
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Big thanks to the national media outlets who are courteous and professional to us local journalists. As for the other ones - I can’t wait till y’all leave.
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@ThePeac0ck @BaltimoreBanner Her car was in the shop which is why she didn’t go to work last night. He owns the body shop and is the one fixing the car. I have fact checked that.
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“This is something very difficult, the pain won’t go away,” said muralist Roberto Marquez. See more of the beautiful memorial site for the construction workers of the Key Bridge in @BaltimoreBanner .
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Gov. Wes Moore holds his son James while participating in prayer at the Kunta Kinte Alex Haley Memorial on 1/18. In the past, this spot was where a lot of enslaved people were sold and traded in the colonial city. Now the first Black Governor presides here. 📸 @BaltimoreBanner
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Wherever you are please take a moment of silence today at 2:33pm for the Capital Gazette. Five years ago the world lost five wonderful people when a mass shooter came into the newsroom. John McNamara.Wendi Winters.Rob Hiaasen.Gerald Fischman.Rebecca Smith.
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Oh really? Well I heard it was MILLIONS AND BILLIONS of people headed to Fells Point this weekend.
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It’s been heartwarming to see all of the support from the community to those who lost lives on the Key Bridge. The hateful things people say about Baltimore are drowned out by the love. I’d like to document and photograph any memorials or vigils taking place, so plz let me know.
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Up close views of the Dali which is still encased in steel from the collapse of the Key Bridge. I will have more to show you later today in @BaltimoreBanner
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@MichaelaOkla The man I dated when I was nineteen went into the jungle on one of those white man fake shaman psychedelic trip that costs thousands of dollars and came out thinking he was the next messiah.
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Today in Annapolis @BrookeELierman is inaugurated as the first female comptroller in Maryland. Her young daughter cheers as she takes her oath with over 300 people in attendance. 📸 @BaltimoreBanner
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ACE Hardware:."Can we help you?" ."Yes, thanks, I need light switch covers and signs."."Aisles 10 and 11.".***A bit later***."Did you find everything?"."Yes, now I'm looking for my boyfriend and I've lost him."."Aisle 13.".
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Polaroid of me, today, on my birthday. (One of like seven million that I actually liked). I’m happy to say that, unlike what society tries to force us to believe about women, I am alive and thriving past the age of twenty-five. Seventeen year old me would think I’m cool and
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🥹💪🏼❤️.
Baltimore-Washington News Guild of the Communications Workers of America currently picketing Sinclair Broadcast Group’s anti-union policies in downtown Baltimore.
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When I was first starting out in my photojournalism career, features at The Baltimore Sun was all I photographed. I covered all the concerts, festivals, and weird little Baltimore stories that were only found in the features department. What a sad, sad, sad direction this paper.
The Baltimore Sun dissolved its features department Monday, reassigning its staff to news departments – the first time since at least 1888 the newspaper won’t have even one reporter dedicated to covering the city’s cultural life.
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I was covering an event today that also had a protest happen during it. I noticed some people were upset about it. I spoke to people who were protesting, those who were spectating, and tried to speak to people against the protest. “Hi, would you mind sharing your thoughts on.
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My little sister is having heart surgery today. She is young and tiny and I’m a nervous wreck. Please send positive vibes.
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Reminder here : Don’t take your issue with the Sun’s new ownership out on the newsroom there. They’re all very talented and passionate journalists who care about this city just as much as we all do. While this is shocking news, I’m only hoping positive things for them.
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Today is my first day as a full time staff photojournalist at @BaltimoreBanner! I’m so excited to work alongside so many of my old colleagues and get to know so many new ones. 📸✨. If you’re not familiar with my work, here ya go
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The community continues to come together to honor and support the lives lost on the Key Bridge. Early this morning, despite the rain, a prayer circle was held at the Patterson Park Observatory by Redemption City Church. Neighbors and friends held each other and sang hymns.
The Turner Station community in Dundalk, right near where the FSK Bridge once stood less than twenty-four hours ago, participated in a vigil at Mount Olive Baptist Church where people of all denominations were welcome.
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Another vigil was held tonight, this time at Masjid Ul Haqq, where all denominations were welcome. “We will always remember this bridge as a symbol of Baltimore. We pray for the families who have gone through this tragedy. We want to tell them we stand with them.”
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